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Chamber welcomes new executives at Tuesday luncheon

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016

Chamber member new executives 2016. Photo courtesy Pixels Photography.

The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce hosted its 44th annual New Executives Luncheon Tuesday, honoring 79 new members to the executive level of the St. Joseph business community.

According to a new release from the Chamber, one qualifies as a Chamber member new executive if, since Sept. 1, 2015, they transferred or relocated to a management position in St. Joseph, were promoted to management from a non-management position within the company, or joined the company’s management team as a new hire after previously working elsewhere in a non-management capacity.

Col. Ralph Schwader, Commander of the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard, was the keynote speaker and offered advice on how to be an effective leader. He also talked about leading the Airlift Wing and its 1,200 employees.

“The key to my success are the people who work with me and for me,” Col. Schwader said.

He challenged the new class of executives to give their employees problems to solve and to provide the resources necessary when they identify a solution. He encouraged them to lay out expectations for their employees and hold them accountable, but also remember to work hard themselves.

The luncheon was held at Missouri Western State University’s Fulkerson Center and was presented by the St. Joseph Regional Association of Realtors.

The following is a list of executives honored:

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

Brett Knappe

Alsara Clinic

Jenn Amundsen

Altec Industries, Inc.

Jayce Clinton

Brandon Doldt

Joe Francis

Jessica Ott

Timothy Ramsey

Stephen Robinson

Frankie Springs

Chris Thompson

Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

Pam Bowman

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

Jamie Noble

City of St. Joseph

William Heatherman

Nic Hutchison

Hal Jensen

Rich Karleskint

Melissa Lawyer

Jennifer Protzman

Chelsey Washburn

CliftonLarsonAllen

Harold Ray

Commerce Bank

Jason Horn

Dillon Company

Jacob Dillon

Evans Realty Team

Stephanie Rinehart

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Marcie Beaman

Debbie Mahoney

HNB Bank

Mike Holden

Karla Wells

Hillyard Companies

Carmen Morales Meza

David Spencer

Home Instead Senior Care

Brent Hoffart

Interstate All Battery Center

Kyle Jackson

Kelly Services, Inc.

Janelle Phillips

Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory

Robin Carolus

Missouri Western State University

Sally Gibson

Dr. Jennifer Hegeman

Adam McGowan

Dr. Paul Orscheln

Peggy Payne

Kim Sigrist

Aubry White

Dixie Williams

Morton, Reed, Counts, Briggs & Robb L.L.C.

Blake Butner

Mosaic Life Care

Jonathan Alden

Laura Buhman

Emily Donaldson

Brady DuBois

Greg Hart

Kim Hass

Lainie Hundley

Stacie Johnson

Lourdes Lorenz

Bob McDowell

Tom Medsker

Carolynne Parker

Ryan Rush

Fiona Sanson

Doug Schmitz

Denise Schrader

Raheel Sohail

Shahbaz Sohail

Deborah VanCleave

Kim Verhoeven

Kent Wilson

Nodaway Valley Bank

Michelle Norman

Northwest Health Services

Rodney Hummer

Northwest Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center

Melissa Birdsell

Omnium Division of Winfield Solutions

Necas Doxie

David Kamm

Pony Express Community Bank

Hamilton Bock

Rogers Pharmacy

Pam Brock

Second Harvest Community Food Bank

T.J. Bauer

Elise Ezzell

St. Joseph Family YMCA

Sue White

St. Joseph PRC

Libby Owens

Taylor, Thompson & Hausman, LLC

Dusty Dyer

United Way of Greater St. Joseph

Renita Neville

US Bank

Wayne Schroeder

Walmart

Michael Bonham

Jennifer Eaton

Obituaries September 16-19

Posted on September 21, 2016

Jeffery Wayne Owens
1964-2016

Jeffery Wayne Owens, 51, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at his home.
He was born November 1, 1964 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Jeffery married Lisa Hawkins on April 25, 2008.
He was a roofer for over 30 years.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, cars, trucks, buggies, and dirt track racing. He loved spending time with his family and grandchildren and he could make anyone laugh.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ronald and Barbara (Adkins) Owens, Sr.; grandparents, aunts, uncles and many cousins.
Survivors include wife, Lisa Owens; children, Tiffany Owens (Lucas Farr), Conrad Reid (Lexy), Taeh Hawkins (Lee Flores), and Clayton Griffith; sisters, Laura Renfrow and Lisa Maharrey (Daniel); brothers, Ronald D Owens, Jr., and Ernest Owens; and grandchildren, Addisyn, BobbyWayne, Ryker, Brantlie, and Faith.
Farewell Services 10:00 A.M. Friday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family request all memorial donations be made online directly to the funeral home to help defray funeral expenses at www.meierhoffer.com via Jeffery online guest book and obituary.

Anna B. Henderson
1933-2016

Anna B. Henderson, 83, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at a local healthcare facility.
She was born August 12, 1933 in Agency, Missouri.
Anna married Leon Henderson on November 27, 1952.
She was a graduate of Faucett High School Class of 1951.
Mrs. Henderson was a Cosmetologist for 20 years and owned the Beauty Salon in the Robidoux Hotel. She was president of the Eugene Field Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association, officer of the St. Joseph Chapter of Cosmetologists, Vice-President of Westward Ho-Questers and a member of the Wreckettes and Moila Shrine.
Anna also volunteered at the St. Joseph Convention & Visitors bureau. She loved to travel and went on numerous trips with the ambassadors of Nodaway Valley Bank.
She was an active member of First Lutheran Church, where she was involved with the Altar Guild and was the Circles, Flower Chairperson and funeral dinner coordinator for many years.
Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Leon; parents, Samuel and Dorothy (Grable) Wolfe; two children, Kim Hornsby and Scott Henderson; and sister, Martha Gomel.
Survivors include daughter, Ogretta Miller (Charles), Spring Hill, Florida; siblings, Sam Wolfe (Sandy), John Wolfe, Harold Wolfe (Mary Ellen), Mary Waldrop (Robert), Robert Wolfe (Brenda), Fred Wolfe (Sharon) and Vesta Wolfe; grandchildren, Alex Miller, Andrew Miller, Zach Taul (Theresa) and Nick Taul; great-grandchildren, Stormy and Raven; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Farewell Services 10:00 A.M. Thursday, First Lutheran Church. Interment West Lawn Cemetery, Dekalb, Missouri. The family will gather with friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 5:00 P.M. Wednesday. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to the MS Society or First Lutheran Church. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Sharon Kay Tiley
1952-2016

Sharon Kay Tiley, 64, Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016, at St. Luke’s South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas.
She was born June 21, 1952, to John and Agnes (Kennedy) Tiley in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Sharon graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, Epsilon Alpha Chapter, and later an MBA from Avila University.
She started her accomplished career in journalism and later worked many years as a manager in communications. Her career included positions at American Business Women’s Association, Allied Signal, Aquila and KCP&L, from which she retired.
Ms. Tiley was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Leawood Chapter and the International Association of Business Communicators.
Sharon loved to paint with oil and watercolors, but her true passion was metalsmithing where she took her inspiration from within herself and nature making jewelry and boxes. Her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing started when she was a little girl and was inspired by projects her mother did in college. She was also was an avid traveler both nationally and internationally including all 50 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Italy and many more. She also ventured into some sports including golf.

She was preceded in death by her father, John Tiley, and brother, Warren Tiley.
Survivors include her mother, Agnes Tiley, and numerous close friends and colleagues.
Farewell Services 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to be made to the American Cancer Society. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Helen Ruch
1920-2016

LEONA, KANSAS Helen Ruch, 96, of Leona, Kansas, died Monday evening, September 19, 2016, at Hiawatha Community Hospital.
A Celebration of Helen’s life is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, September 24, at Bellevue United Methodist Church of rural Leona, with Pastor Jerry Petering officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, nearby.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bellevue Church Memorial Fund or Pleasant Hill Cemetery, which may be sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 33, Highland, KS 66035.

Ronald E. “Gene” Scheid
1931-2016

Hiawatha, KS Ronald E. “Gene” Scheid, 84, of Hiawatha, died Monday evening, September 19, 2016, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha where he had been a resident since December 2015.
Gene was born October 7, 1931, in Netawaka, Kansas, the youngest of two sons of the late Alfred and Lillie Dean Chiles Scheid.
Gene attended the Lawn Ridge and Whiting grade schools prior to graduating from Whiting High School in 1949. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War. Gene served aboard the U.S.S. Binkley Bass in the Pacific Fleet, from June 1952 through November 1955. After leaving the Navy, he attended several annual Navy reunions and enjoyed the camaraderie of his former shipmates.
Upon release from the military, Gene began working for Nabisco Brands, Inc., in the operations management department, in Topeka, Kansas; the company later relocated him to St. Louis. Gene was with Nabisco for nearly 28 years.
Gene Scheid came to Hiawatha, Kansas in September of 1983, and worked at the Casselman Meek Funeral Home for several years. He later served as a deputy treasurer for Brown County before retiring in February of 1987. Gene was a member of the Bethany United Church of Christ in Hiawatha; and a member of VFW Post No. 5210, also of Hiawatha.
He married Beulah Grace Salsberry on April 27, 1957, in Whiting, Kansas. She preceded him in death June 26, 1980. Gene was also preceded in death by his daughter Marlene K. Burroughs, who died July 26, 1997; and a stepson Randel J. Colvin, who passed on October 19, 1988.
Gene married the late Ramona Leffert Brammer on November 20, 1982, in Hiawatha, Kansas. They were married for 21 years.
Gene is survived by a brother, Delbert J. Scheid, and his wife Agnes, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas; two grandchildren: Larry Fitzgerald, wife Jessica and great-grandchildren Aiden and Riley of Boynton Beach, Florida; his granddaughter Lisa M. Cole, husband Jason, and great-granddaughters Aubrey and Lila, reside in Seattle, WA. Gene is survived by one stepson Rod Colvin of Omaha, Nebraska. Gene also has nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
A Celebration of Gene’s life is planned for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 24, at the Bethany United Church of Christ in Hiawatha, with Pastor Shane Spangler officiating. Interment will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery, Whiting, KS. Military honors a courtesy of the Brown County Veterans Honor Guard.
Friends may call at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha, after 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church. The family will meet with friends one hour prior to services at the Church.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Spring Hill Cemetery Association, sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S 7th St., Hiawatha 66434.

More warm weather in your 7-day forecast

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016

Warm temperatures continue in our area. Here’s the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 8 to 13 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Senate candidate Jason Kander meets with St. Joe business leaders

Posted on September 21, 2016

Senate candidate Jason Kander says he has plans for the economy and for small business people if elected.

He says it doesn’t have to involve a lot of argument.

The Democratic Party candidate and Secretary of State visited St. Joseph on Tuesday for a round-table discussion with local business people. He heard from the operators of an art gallery, a dance academy, a boutique, a bed and breakfast and a funeral home, among others.

Afterward, he told reporters he would do two things to empower the middle class if elected to the Senate. The candidate says we need to cut taxes on the middle class.

“I absolutely think we need a middle-class tax cut,” Kander said. “When you have that, you’re going to have folks in a better position to not only be able to start businesses, but to patronize the businesses in their area. And a lot of small-business owners and entrepreneurs are in the middle class.”

Kander was among the first candidates to come out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He says bad trade deals, and bad tax breaks, are causing real problems in our area.

“We also should stop doing bad trade deals that ship American jobs overseas,” he said. “It’s been devastating to Northwest Missouri, and it effects the business community here. And, we should stop rewarding companies that send American jobs overseas with tax breaks.”

Kander heard about some people’s rising health care expenses under Obamacare. He says we need people in Congress who will focus on fixing what’s been put in place, rather than spend all their time arguing over it, which he says seems to be what happens now.

“We need a cheaper, more affordable plan, for Missourians, which should be offered.” he said. “We need to make sure, for instance, that we fully fund the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs, which would bring some of the costs down.”

“There are things that can be done, but it requires having people who are really interested in improving things, as opposed to just continuing to argue about it all the time.”

Kander faces incumbent Republican Senator Roy Blunt in the general election this November.

Two dead in Lee’s Summit plane crash

Posted on September 21, 2016

Two people were killed in a small plane crash at the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport Tuesday evening. The single-engine Piper 28 crashed onto the Tarmac shortly after 6pm, apparently while trying to land. There was no sign the pilot reported trouble.

Lee’s Summit police are working with the FAA as the investigation continues.

The names of the two victims, or where the flight began, were not immediately released. Media reports indicate the families of the victims were at the airport at the time of the crash.

Taste new wines and help new businesses at upcoming Winefest

Posted on September 20, 2016

Sampling Missouri wines and helping Northwest Missouri entrepreneurs are both part of the 7th Annual Winefest in Mound City this weekend.

According to Winefest Coordinator Marilyn Alldredge, 12 wineries and 50 artisan booths will be at the event this year.

“It’s exciting for us because this way it’ll give more people an opportunity to try out some more new wines,” Alldredge said. “All these wineries will be offering five to six different wines to sample.”

There will also be musical entertainment including Matt Snook from Blake Shelton’s team on the television show, The Voice.

Alldredge said the event benefits the Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation.

“We help people start up entrepreneurships and small businesses through our facilitator, Keli Morris,” Alldredge said. “She goes to them and will meet with them time and time again if necessary and it’s all free and confidential.”

Alldredge said the NWMEF serves the counties of Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, Holt, Andrew and Gentry.

“It’s something we feel we can help the economy in our six county area,” Alldredge said. “It’s been so beneficial to so many people that see their dreams come true, of owning their own business and perhaps maybe they’re hiring a few people too. This has been a great adventure for us. We have about 50 some board members from all of these six counties and we come together once a month and provide resources for the facilitator to take back to her clients.”

The 7th Annual Missouri’s Great Northwest Winefest takes place from noon until 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Mound City North Griffith Park at East Weightman Road and North Nebraska Street.

Wineries at the festival include Grindstone Valley Winery and Windy Wine Company from Osborn, Pirtle Winery, Riverwood Winery and Weston Wine Company from Weston, Jowler Creek Winery from Platte City, Ladoga Ridge Winery from Smithville, Terre Beau Winery from Dover, VOX Winery from Kansas City, Tipple Hills Winery from Easton, Baltimore Bend Vineyard from Waverly and Fence Stile Vineyards and Winery from Excelsior Springs.

For more information, visit NWMEF.org.

Scams old and new arise in Livingston County

Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says his department has taken a variety of reports of scams lately. In all of these circumstances, Cox advises you simply do not respond or engage in conversation with these people. If you have been scammed out of money you need to report that to your local law enforcement agency.

A person calling claims to be an Investigator with Livingston County and needing to talk about a check fraud case. The “Investigator” provides a toll free number to call back and even gives a docket number as a reference. The rest of the scam attempts to scare the citizen with threat of arrest and prosecution unless a specific amount of money is transferred immediately.

Various scenarios of IRS scammers are continuing to call area citizens in attempt to obtain quick transfer of money to avoid being arrested and/or charged with a tax crime.

A scammer calls claiming to be a grandchild and having been in an accident, in the hospital, or arrested by the police and needing emergency money.

Citizens being contacted through various means claiming you have won a lottery or give-a-way of some type and convincing you that a small fee needs to be sent first in order to get this process started.

Lonely person scam. This is where someone you meet on line gets you to fall for them but are in need of money to fly here or for other reasons.

The one common issue with these scammers, Cox says, is they get you to believe in something and then start working to get money from you. Often times the victim believes it is worth the small asking price for the reward being promised. Actually once money is paid the scammers continue to milk that cash cow until the victim learns they have been ripped off.

Many scammers now take it one step further and have a different person follow-up with you. Let’s say you are out $10,000 dollars to the scammers and they realize you know you are a crime victim. A new person will contact you and claims to be with an attorney’s office (or other official) and for a small fee can get most or all of your money back. This person convinces you into sending additional money to get this started. When this person actually is part of the scam operation and only further victimizes you.

Nearly all of these criminals are overseas or in Canada. Sometimes they will spoof their phone numbers to appear as if calling from within the United States or even in your own community. Sometimes these people will have actual toll free or other numbers from within the U.S. and the federal agencies get these numbers shut down and within hours the scammers have another number and are up and running.

The criminals located outside the United States have great success and a very slim chance of being identified. Cox says the best thing you can do is ignore them and hang up the phone.

“Keep your own money, you earned it.” Cox says.

Impaired drivers arrested during Andrew County sobriety checkpoint

Posted on September 20, 2016

A pair of allegedly impaired drivers were arrested during the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s recent sobriety checkpoint in Andrew County.

The checkpoint was held from 10 p.m. on September 17, 2016, to 2 a.m. on September 18, 2016. Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, St. Joseph says that as a result of this operation officers made two arrests for driving while intoxicated, and issued two citations and 22 warnings.

“There is no room for impaired drivers on Missouri roadways. If you choose to drink and drive, you will lose,” states Captain McDonald. “If your plans include consuming alcohol, have a sober designated driver.”

Home sales dip, but are higher year-on-year

Posted on September 20, 2016

Home sales in our area were down in August compared to the month before, but the numbers are higher than a year ago.

According to the St. Joseph Regional Association of Realtors, residential home sales for the month totaled $19.2 million, down slightly from the $20.1 million in sales in July.

But officials say the total for August was nearly 22% higher than the $15.7 million in home sales in August of 2015.

Realtors have sold 991 residential units so far this year, worth nearly $128 million. That is a nearly 6% increase in units sold and a more than 11% increase in dollars.

SE Nebraska college student arrested for weekend stabbings

Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

Authorities have arrested a 24-year-old student at southeast Nebraska’s Peru State College in connection wity a stabbing incident over the weekend.

In a news release, the Nebraska State Patrol announced the arrest of Jeffland Neverson at about 11am Monday at a home in Peru. He is charged with 1st degree assault and using a weapon to commit a felony.

His arrest follows a response around 10:15 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, by the Nemaha County Sheriff’s office to a report of a disturbance and stabbing near the 1000 block of 5th Street in Peru. The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to assist with the incident and investigation. Neverson is being held in the county jail in Nemaha County, Nebraska.

Injured in the incident were, Elijah Lavalais-Hawkins, 20, Larry Hodnett, 19, and Anthony Hemingway, 23. All three are students at Peru State College. Hemingway was treated and released from the Nemaha County Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 18. Hawkins and Hodnett were both transported to the Nemaha County Hospital and then flown with non-life threatening injuries by medical helicopter to Bryan Trauma Center, West Campus.

The investigation into what led to the disturbance and stabbings continues.